White House’s Cohn Says He Isn’t Interested in Fed Chair Job

(Bloomberg) -- Gary Cohn, director of President Donald Trump's National Economic Council, said he isn't interested in replacing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, whose term expires in February.

Cohn, a former president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., made the remarks in an interview on CNBC television Friday.

Earlier this week, Axios reported Cohn would love to be named to lead the Fed.

To contact the reporter on this story: Christopher Condon in Washington at ccondon4@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Brendan Murray at brmurray@bloomberg.net.

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